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1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cuito Cuanavale / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

100 Years Feliz Cumpleaños Comandante Fidel Castro

100 Years Feliz Cumpleaños Comandante Fidel Castro On this day, 13 August 1926, 100 years ago, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Biran, Cuba, a son of a wealthy…

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August 13, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron On this day, exactly forty years ago, 24 March 1986, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba,…

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March 24, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On “Our (party’s) alliance with the national liberation movement has stood the test of time and the strains of illegality. There are not significant differences…

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March 8, 2026

1969-1974 / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

Recalling the Free Angela Davis Movement: Daughter of the Revolution

Recalling the Free Angela Davis Movement: Daughter of the Revolution “As black women, we must liberate ourselves and provide the impetus for the liberation of black men from this whole…

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February 13, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo: A Common Enemy

Oliver Tambo: A Common Enemy (Extracts of a Statement by Oliver Tambo President of the African National Congress of South Africa to the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or…

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October 29, 2025

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration

Belated Tribute to Assata Shakur

Belated Tribute to Assata Shakur On 25 September 2025, former Black Panther Party member Assata Shakur died at the age of 78 in Havana, Cuba, where she had lived in…

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October 5, 2025

1994 – Beyond / Anti-Imperialism / Inspiration / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration

Fidel Castro and Religion (Christianity)

Fidel Castro and Religion (Christianity) According to The Washington Post, the late former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro’s letters from prison suggest that he “was a man of unusual spiritual…

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July 6, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Amandla Cultural Ensemble: Promoting SA Liberation Cultural Heritage

Amandla Cultural Ensemble: Promoting SA Liberation Cultural Heritage At the end of the weekend of 29 April 1979, the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC), taking the cue from…

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April 29, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron On 24 March 1986, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, African National Congress (ANC) President O.R.…

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March 25, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / FRELIMO / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Moses Mabhida Passes On

Moses Mabhida Passes On On 8 March 1986, Moses Mbheki Mncane (Baba) Mabhida, trade unionist, political revolutionary, former Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Political Commissar and General-Secretary of the SA Communist…

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March 8, 2025